I have been laid off before. I'm sure everyone has. But not with a mortgage to pay, and never as a "grownup." Boy, do I hate that word. Most of the time, I feel as though I'm play-acting at being an adult. My wife feels much the same way.<br><br>As far as job hunting goes, my family has been as supportive as I could wish. I believe I knew it was time to move on, jobwise, but didn't have the guts to do it, so the decision was taken out of my hands. I have my resume in hand and intellectual knowhow at the ready.<br><br>Now I have to find some IT recruiters who handle web programmer/developers in my geographical area.<br><br>Craig